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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $110M invested in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 6

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $103M → $110M (+$6.29M)

0.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.28% → 17.13% (+0.85%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 48 (-1)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
48
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.04%
% of All Funds
1.38%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
27
Reduced
6
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.68M
2
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$2.31M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$1.74M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.01M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$829K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$8.51M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.46M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$627K
4
VC
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
-$275K
5
HCA
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
-$271K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ICAS
26
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$367K +$20.3K +1,175 +6%
CWM
27
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$347K – – –
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$256K +$256K +14,806 New
KSCM
29
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
$243K +$243K +14,060 New
WA
30
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$225K +$8.64K +500 +4%
YP
31
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$218K +$12.7K +737 +6%
CA
32
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$203K +$203K +11,751 New
AIG
33
American International Group
New York
$181K +$7.34K +425 +4%
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$181K +$2.31K +134 +1%
WA
35
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$177K – – –
WA
36
WFG Advisors
Texas
$106K +$1.73K +100 +2%
RIA
37
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$90K – – –
Citigroup
38
Citigroup
New York
$84K -$627K -36,304 -88%
US Bancorp
39
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$76K – – –
CHC
40
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$51K – – –
MFS
41
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$42K +$864 +50 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$26K +$25.9K +1,500 New
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$25K -$3.46K -200 -12%
AWM
44
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$17K – – –
EWM
45
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$14K – – –
FCCM
46
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$8.64K – – –
LFR
47
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
NES
48
New England Securities
New York
$2K -$10.8K -625 -83%
VC
49
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$275K -16,063 Closed
HCA
50
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
– -$271K -15,775 Closed
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BLW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

48 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $110M — up 6.1% from $103M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of BLW and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.68M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $8.51M.

  • 48 institutional investors held BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) as of Q2 2014, down from 49 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $110M of BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust stock for Q2 2014, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust buyer in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.68M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust seller in Q2 2014 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $8.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.